Sage at the joint meetings in Boston, 2012
We are planning to have a booth this year. We'll be opposite the WeBWorK booth, and will probably share some resources, at the very least bodies for the booth.
The meeting is January 4-7, 2012.
AMS website for the meeting: http://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm
See below for a schedule you can sign up on.
People who will be at the meetings and can help with the booth:
- Karl-Dieter Crisman (can help some with setup We, and most of the day Th, Fr, Sa)
- I will have a projector and screen!
- Benjamin Jones (can help Thurs, Fri, or Sat morning)
- Marshall Hampton (some afternoons)
- William Stein (I'm running a short course starting on Jan 2...; I will help with the booth when I can.): I can *also* have a projector, but I don't have a screen. I have the big Sage Banner.
- Eva Curry (I can do a couple shifts on any of W, Th, F, or Sa (so far))
- Alyson Deines
- Jennifer Balakrishnan
The exhibit hours are probably
- 12:15-5:30 We
- 9:30-5:30 Th
- 9:30-5:30 Fr
- 9:00-12:00 Sa
Tentative Schedule - please sign up!
Please put times you can help in chronological order. It would be best to have two people at the booth at all times.
Day/Time |
Name |
Other info (activity, etc.) |
Wednesday |
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12:15 - 1:00 |
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1:00 - 1:30 |
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1:30 - 2:00 |
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2:00 - 2:30 |
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2:30 - 3:00 |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
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3:30 - 4:00 |
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4:00 - 4:30 |
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4:30 - 5:00 |
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5:00 - 5:30 |
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Thursday |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
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12:30 - 1:00 |
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1:00 - 1:30 |
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1:30 - 2:00 |
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2:00 - 2:30 |
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2:30 - 3:00 |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
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3:30 - 4:00 |
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4:00 - 4:30 |
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4:30 - 5:00 |
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5:00 - 5:30 |
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Friday |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
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12:30 - 1:00 |
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1:00 - 1:30 |
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1:30 - 2:00 |
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2:00 - 2:30 |
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2:30 - 3:00 |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
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3:30 - 4:00 |
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4:00 - 4:30 |
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4:30 - 5:00 |
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5:00 - 5:30 |
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Saturday |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
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Notes from the Last Meeting for this meeting
Notes, ideas, reminders for the next iteration, in no particular order.
- Pay for a small table (small was less of a barrier, but barely sufficient)
- Pay for two chairs (even though expensive)
- Have 3d glasses---they drew lots of people to the table and into conversation.
- Business cards were popular and ran out, these are critical
- Take a projector to have a large screen
- Or arrange for a local to bring a flat-panel screen (with stand)
- Hooks or string for banner
- Decorations (helium balloons, bright candy, etc): NOTE: I just found that helium baloons are illegal in the convention center.
- Stickers (slide into name-badge, then affix at home)
- Sage-related textbooks
- Have a 5-step Quickstart guide to using Sage:
- Log into sagenb
- Find a quick-start published worksheet
- Evaluate a cell
- Create a new cell and evaluate 1+1
- Create a new cell and evaluate a cool plot
- Create a new cell and calculate rref of a matrix
- Advertise ask.sagemath.org (on business card?)
- Info: sagemath.org
- Use: sagenb.org
- Questions? ask.sagemath.org